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Web Sites

	AMA: Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses - Publication for health care professionals on the causes and treatments of foodborne illness. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Ask NOAH About: Food Poisoning - Directory of annotated links. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Bacteria and Foodborne Illness - Discusses the causes, risk factors, and complications associated with foodborne illness. Reviews treatment options and prevention strategies. Status Code: 403 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Bacterial Food Poisoning - Discusses the common bacterial agents and the symptoms and foods associated with each agent. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	BBC Health - Food Poisoning - Short discussion of the causes, prevention, and treatments. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC - Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch - Focuses on the control and prevention of bacterial foodborne and diarrheal diseases. Features news, programs, alerts, and information about individual diseases. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC Health Topic: Foodborne Illnesses - Causes, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of foodborne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC Travelers' Health - Risks from Food and Drink - Factsheet covering prevention of foodborne and waterborne illness. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC: Healthy Swimming - Recommendations for healthy swimming behaviors needed to protect people from recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and will help stop germs from getting in the pool in the first place. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC: Rotavirus - Features organism information, concern about the vaccine, treatment, and prevention. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	CDC: Viral Gastroenteritis - Discusses viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Children's Water Fund - Providing clean, disease-free water systems to families otherwise forced to drink disease-invested water in Africa. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Clemson Extension: Foodborne Illnesses: Viruses - Factsheet showing causes, symptoms and treatment of viral infections. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	DBMD - Brainerd Diarrhea - No cause for this illness has been found yet. Includes source of infection, symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	DBMD - Foodborne Infections - FAQ discussing the causes and preventions of foodborne diseases. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	eMedicine - Food Poisoning - Article by Senthil Nachimuthu, MD. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	eMedicine - Food Poisoning : - Article by Sunil K Sood, MD. Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	eMedicine - Vibrio Infections - Article by Hoi Ho, MD. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	eMedicine Health - Food Poisoning - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp Articles on the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of several foodborne illneses. Status Code: 301 - Location: /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=58866 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on maintaining a safe water supply. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	FDA/CFSAN - Foodborne Illness - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp Directory of sites with information on various foodborne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Microbe - http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17289-1.asp Providing academic research services to the food industry relating to hygiene, poisoning, and spoilage. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Poisoning - http://www.calpoison.org/public/food.html Information on food poisoning, from the California Poison Control System. Status Code: 302 - Location: http://www.calpoison.org/404error.html Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illness - http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp An explanation of foodborne illness or food poisoning. What it is, where it comes from, and how to avoid it. NSW Food Authority (government) information for consumers and schools. Status Code: 301 - Location: http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumers/problems-with-food/food-poisoning/ Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Poisoning Micro-Organisms - http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp Food safety for food workers information source discussing the causes and prevention of foodborne illness. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Safety and Foodborne Illness - http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp Factsheet from the World Health Organization. Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Safety Research Information Office - http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/consumer/c-foodborne-illness.asp Directory of resources covering several diseases and toxins that can cause foodborn illness. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Safety: Food Poisoning - http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html Discusses signs, symptoms and prevention of viral, bacterial, and fungal food poisoning. From the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Status Code: 302 - Location: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.shtml Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Standards Agency - Avoiding Food Poisoning - http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html FAQ on several causes of food poisoning. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Food Storage, Food Spoilage, and Foodborne Illness - http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/foodsafety/poisoning.html Publication looks at the causes of foodborne illness, such as salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and trichinosis, and ways to avoid problems. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Diseases - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/foodborne.htm Factsheets from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Status Code: 302 - Location: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/foodborne/default.htm Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illness - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/foodborne.htm Directory of factsheets on the most common causes of food poisoning. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illness Education Information Center - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Information and discussion of the issues, training materials, discussion groups, and links. Status Code: 301 - Location: http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=16&tax_level=1/ Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illness--What Consumers Need to Know - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Factsheet from the USDA. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Factsheet from Clemson University describes types, symptoms and preventing food borne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Discusses common causes and symptoms. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Illnesses - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Information about cross-contamination and how bacteria spreads. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodborne Pathogens: Iowa State University Extension - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Includes causes of illness, incubation period, symptoms, possible contaminants, and steps for prevention. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Foodlink: Food Poisoning - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Provides information on the causes of food poisoning. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	FoodNet - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Project consists of active surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies designed to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	FoodSafety.gov - Foodborne Pathogens - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Directory of links dealing with foodborne illness. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	How to Help Avoid Foodborne Illness in the Home - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Features prevention strategies and causes. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	How to Stop Food-Borne Illness Before it Starts - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Provided by HealthLink. Information on food-borne diarrheal disease and safe food handling practices in the home. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Marler Clark - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Law firm site with news and information about foodborne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Food Poisoning - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Includes symptoms, causes, prevention, complications, tests, and treatment. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	MedlinePlus: Drinking Water - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Factsheets and news releases about harmful substances and organisms in water. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	MedlinePlus: Food Contamination And Poisoning - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Features news and factsheets. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Minnesota Department of Health: Foodborne Illness - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Includes surveillance statistics, outbreaks in the state, symptoms, causes, and prevention. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	National Restaurant Association : Foodborne Illness - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ A list of some of the most common foodborne illnesses and their symptoms and causes. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Parasites and Foodborne Illness - http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodsafety/ Publication of the US Food Safety and Inspection Service that discusses several foodborne parasites. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Preventing Food Poisoning and Food Infection - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf Factsheet from the University of Georgia. Status Code: 200 - Location: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Reducing the Risk of Food Poisoning - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf Factsheet from Ohio State University. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	RUSick2 Food Poisoning Forum - Michigan State University - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf Compare notes about what you ate before becoming sick. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) - http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/FDNS-E44.pdf Organization which works to promote food safety and prevent food borne illness. Supports foodborne illness victims, educates consumers about unsafe food conditions, and works with government on food safety issues. Status Code: 403 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Safe Water for International Travelers - http://www.safewateronline.com Find details on waterborne diseases, drinking water ratings, health risks of swimming pools or spas, and quality standards. Includes a search, by country. Status Code: 200 - Location: http://www.safewateronline.com/default.htm Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Safefood Bug Bible - http://www.safewateronline.com Series of factsheets covering the common causes of food poisoning. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Seafood-Related Illnesses - http://www.safewateronline.com Collection of factsheets on various causes of seafood borne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Texas Department of Health: Foodborne Illness - http://www.safewateronline.com Fact sheets on several waterborne and foodborne illnesses. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	The Bad Bug Book - http://www.safewateronline.com This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Each chapter focuses on either one bacteria, virus, parasite, or natural toxin, providing basic facts. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Factsheet on prevention from the FDA. Status Code: 302 - Location: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/dinguest.html Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Includes cause, associated foods, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of this illness associated with contaminated seafood. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	Vibrio vulnificus - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Can cause disease in those who eat contaminated seafood or have an open wound that is exposed to seawater. Features symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment. Status Code: 200 Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	WHO: Foodborne Disease - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Includes disease surveillance, publications, and links. Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	WHO: Foodborne Diseases - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Directory of links and news. Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]
	WHO: Water-related Disease - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html Includes factsheets and issues. Edit listing [dmoz.org] - Report dead link [dmoz.org] - Edit Category [dmoz.org]